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An entire school is coming together to help the family of Fort Worth teenager Rick Sek. The 15-year-old band member drowned at a pool party on Friday, meant to celebrate the end of Paschal High School's band camp.
Christopher Parish is a North Texas native and CBS 11 News viewer who, after seeing that the station was devoting a week to bullying awareness, wanted to share his story.
Experts say that bullying is a growing trend. In fact, government statistics now show that one in four kids in the United States are bullied on a regular basis.
Montana Lance hanged himself more than two years ago after being bullied at school. Since then, his parents have taken a stand against bullying, hoping that other families do not face the same fate.
A student at Weatherford High School was pulled from class on Friday after allegedly posting threatening words on his or her personal and public Facebook page.
The new school year has seen new leaders take over at several North Texas school districts, including Randy Reid as the new superintendent of the Keller ISD.
There is a new look -- and a new leader -- for public schools in the Plano ISD. Superintendent Richard Matkin thinks that it is time for change in the classroom.
Students are already well into the first week of school, and many districts have new leaders this year. Among them are Marcelo Cavazos, Interim Superintendent of the Arlington ISD.
Students on the Southern Methodist University campus are being asked to take extra precautions as police search for the person that sexually assaulted a female student Monday night.
Children's back-to-school backpacks and other supplies may contain higher levels of potentially toxic chemicals than the government allows in most toys, a new study shows.
Bill Nye said that he is not attacking religion in his recent video comment on evolution versus creationism, but added that adults who deny evolution are hurting America's future.
Teens who routinely smoke marijuana risk a long-term drop in their IQ, a new study suggests.
Several school districts across North Texas have new people overseeing them this year. But the most high-profile of them all is the DISD's Superintendent Mike Miles.
The district charges students to ride the bus, but several families were left without a way to school.
Tea party activist and former Railroad Commission Chairman Michael Williams has been named Texas' top education official.